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PLAIN  AND  ORNAMENTAL 


Iron  Cornices,  Gratters,  Conductors,  TVindow 
Caps,  Dormers,  Balustrades, 

Finials,  &c. 


ALL  KINDS  OF  SHEET  METAL  WORK  MADE  TO  ORDER. 
Dust  Trunks,  Factory  Cans,  Ventilators,  Sparkers,  &c. 


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PREFACE. 

Galvanized  Iron:  Its  uses,  &c. 


The  innumerable  and  almost  endless  variety  of  uses  to  which 
iron  at  the  present  day  is  applied,  as  well  as  the  inexhaustible  supply 
of  the  crude  ore  afforded  by  the  natural  resources  of  this  country, 
combine  to  give  a striking  and  peculiar  importance  to  any  art,  discov- 
ery, or  invention,  by  which  increased  facilities  are  furnished  either 
for  its  manufacture,  preservation  or  adaptation  to  our  purposes. 

Although  within  the  last  half  century  the  use  of  iron  has  been 
increased  to  an  extent  almost  inconceivable,  and  it  now  enters  as  an 
essential  element  into  almost  every  department  of  mechanical  and 
architectural  structures,  yet  it  has  been  found  that  this,  the  strongest 
and  most  useful  of  metals,  will,  by  its  tendency  to  oxidize  or  rust, 
he  rendered  in  space  of  time  totally  inefficient  and  unreliable,  in 
many  of  the  uses  to  which  it  has  been  applied. 

Hence  it  is  that  the  subject  of  its  preservation  has  for  a long 
series  of  years  received  the  attention  and  exercised  the  ingenuity 
of  scientific  and  practical  men. 

To  Ibis  end  a variety  of  processes  have  been  suggested,  and 
from  time  to  time  adopted,  but  none  have  ever  been  found  to  stand 
the  test  of  time,  prior  to  the  discovery  of  the  process  now  com- 
monly designated  Galvanizing.  It  is  well  known  in  science  that  a 
galvanic  action  is  produced  by  the  contact  of  two  metals  different 
in  their  nature,  and  that  the  most  oxidizable  of  two,  while  in  con- 
tact, becomes  positively  electrified  — the  other  negatively  electri- 
fied— an  electrical  current  being  produced,  which  passes  from  the 
more  to  the  less  oxidizable  of  the  two,  the  latter  is  protected  by 
the  former,  so  long  as  any  portions  of  the  former  remains  to  main- 
tain such  electrical  current.  The  application  of  this  principal  of 
“ electro-chemical  protection”  to  the  manufacture  of  Galvanized 
Iron,  independent  of  its  importance  in  affording  an  even,  secure, 


and  permanent  coating  to  the  iron,  is  a point  of  true  economy,  as 
from  the  efficiency  of  the  protection  it  affords,  the  necessity  of 
paint  and  other  modes  of  preservation  (none  of  which  are  perma- 
nent) is  entirely  superseded. 

The  idea  of  galvanizing  iron  is  not  one  of  recent  origin.  After 
a trial  of  years  the  article  now  has  an  established  reputation,  based 
not  only  upon  the  expressed  opinion  of  eminent  chemists,  but  upon 
the  character  it  has  sustained  through  long  and  impartial  experi- 
ments in  every  department  of  service  in  which  it  is  designed  to  be 
introduced. 

Galvanized  iron,  since  its  introduction,  has  deservedly  taken  a 
prominent  place  among  building  materials.  After  an  experience  of 
over  twenty-five  years  in  this  country,  and  a much  longer  period  in 
England  and  France,  it  is  established  beyond  a doubt, that  Galvan- 
ized Sheet  Iron,  prepared  expressly  for  the  purpose,  is  the  most 
economical,  on  account  of  its  being  the  most  durable  article,  for 
roofing  purposes,  ever  discovered,  being  entirely  rust-proof,  and  re- 
quiring no  paint  or  care  whatever  to  protect  it  from  decay.  But 
the  most  prominent  place  it  has  taken  is  in  Cornices,  Window-Caps, 
&c.  It  is  destined  to  supersede  all  other  materials  for  building 
trimmings,  as  it  combines  more  advantages  than  any  other  material 
used  for  the  purpose.  It  is  light,  and  does  not  weigh  heavily  on 
the  walls, which,  in  a large  building,  is  a great  point  gained;  espe- 
cially in  our  large  cities  where  there  is  so  much  made  land,  the 
foundation  not  being  solid  enough  to  support  the  immense  weight 
put  upon  it,  and  causing  the  walls  to  settle,  by  being  so  heavily 
loaded  with  stone  cornices  and  trimmings. 

The  expense  is  very  much  less,  being  not  more  than  one  third 
as  much  as  stone.  It  is  more  durable  than  sand  stone,  not  being 
affected  by  the  variations  in  the  temperature,  which  in  some  por- 
tions of  the  country  is  so  great  as  to  crack  and  split  the  stone, 
until  its  original  design  is  entirely  obliterated.  It  possesses  great 
advantages  over  wood  for  the  above  purposes,  inasmuch  as  it  is 
perfectly  fire-proof,  and  very  durable,  being  in  some  cases  exposed 
to  the  action  of  the  weather  for  twenty-five  years,  without  any 
material  signs  of  decay. 


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It  is  a well  known  fact,  that  in  cities  very  disastrous  fires 
are  often  encouraged  from  building  to  building,  by  the  means  of  a 
wooden  cornice.  Many  of  the  cities  are  awake  to  the  fact,  and 
have  passed  laws  prohibiting  the  use  of  combustible  materials  for 
outside  finish. 

Had  there  been  a more  general  use  of  galvanized  iron  for 
this  purpose  the  past  quarter  of  a century,  a great  many  of  the 
disastrous  conflagrations  which  our  country  has  experienced  might 
have  been  in  a measure  prevented. 

On  most  of  the  first  class  buildings  erected  in  this  vicinity, 
of  late,  galvanized  iron  has  entered  largely  into  their  construction, 
in  the  way  of  Cornices,  Window-Caps,  Gutters,  Finials,  &c.,  &c., 
and  in  many  cases  we  have  made  the  entire  front  of  this  material, 
filling  in  between  with  brick,  which,  when  painted  and  sanded, 
had  the  appearance  of  a sand  stone  trimmed  building,  of  three  or 
four  times  the  expense. 

We  make  Cornices,  Window-Caps,  Gutters,  Balustrades,  Fin- 
ials, Dormers,  &c.,  &c.,  of  any  style  or  design  that  our  patrons 
may  desire,  and  will  furnish  estimates,  upon  application,  for  all 
kinds  of  iron  work  for  buildings. 

The  senior  partner  of  our  firm  is  the  pioneer  of  New  England 
in  the  manufacture  of  this  class  of  work,  having  made  the  first 
galvanized  iron  cornice  which  was  put  up  in  New  England.  This 
branch  was  carried  on  in  connection  with  other  business  until  the 
increasing  demand  obliged  the  forming  of  a new  business,  or  rather 
the  separating  from  any  other,  and  giving  the  whole  attention  to 
the  manufacture  of  this  work.  Our  facilities  are  unequalled  by 
any  other  manufacturer  in  New  England.  We  use  the  most  im- 
proved machinery  in  the  market,  both  of  our  own  manufacture 
and  invention,  and  also  of  other  parties.  We  have  constantly 
employed  skilled  workmen  who  have  been  brought  up  by  us  and 
been  in  the  employ  of  our  Mi\  Cushing  for  twelve  or  fifteen 
years,  on  this  class  of  work.  We  send  men  to  all  parts  of  New 
England  to  put  up  our  work,  when  desired  ; but  when  we  have 
orders  from  distant  parts  of  the  country,  we  fit  the  work  all  com- 


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plete  at  our  establishment  and  ship  it  in  sections  ready  to  be  put 
into  the  building. 

The  illustrations  shown  on  these  pages  are  but  a few  of  the 
many  designs  into  which  we  have  worked  this  material.  Parties 
wishing  anything  shown  in  this  pamphlet  will  please  state  the 
number  of  the  figure  and  the  probable  quantity  desired.  We  are 
prepared  to  make  these  or  any  other  designs,  of  any  size,  to 
order. 

Letters  addressed  to  us  will  receive  prompt  attention. 

DANIEL  CUSHING  & CO., 

Manufacturers  of  Plain  and  Ornamental  Galvanized  Iron  Work. 

LOWELL,  MASS. 


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